A conversational review of the Born This Way Ball at the Rose Garden, Jan. 15

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On Tuesday night, two of Willamette Week's most venerable music critics, Jay Horton and Robert Ham, attended the Lady Gaga show at the Rose Garden Arena. Let's just say that neither of them fit the show's core demographic. Afterward, they sat down, had some drinks, and tried to make sense amongst themselves of what they just saw. Here is a transcript of that conversation.Jay Horton: I understand ...
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"I went for a bike ride today in Portland and was attacked by children in tutus who were presumably my fans," says the woman with the Crayola yellow curls topped with a nun's habit and a clear vinyl dress with white electrical tape covering her nipples. Oddly enough, the strangest thing about the moment wasn't the outfit. "Lady Gaga rides bikes?!?" I thought to myself. Portland—or, to be specific, ...
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